growing up i always knew i was different from other kids. i felt it. i was always in my own world, i never payed attention in class. cause it was about things i didint care about and its hard to focus on things you dnt give a rats a** about. especially in math. i stopped paying...

one project, and two unit tests. It is not because I am lazy or that I simply don't try. I have to work twice as hard as my classmates and I haven't slept a day since school started because Im constantly doing school work/catching up on missed work. My symptoms were usually...

who is aways in trouble. I am impolsive and the most stupid crap comes outnof my mouth, even I'm surprised some times!I have a hard time focusing, even with caffeine. I feel like such an outsider. I have tried to deal with this on my own,yet pretty sure its time to get help.I...

God took my life and turned it around. I went from a failure to a success, and this is my story.
“Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you. Before you were born, I set you apart for my holy purpose.”-Jeremiah 1:5
I have never told anybody about this before, but I have...

because my mom is always wanting to change my pills and I am always missing school for doctors appointments and I also have a crush on this really cute, smart boy who is awesome but that's not the point the point is that everyone in the grade pretty much knows that I have it and...

hard it is. They don't understand how hard I try to focus on what is going on. People tell me, just try to only focus on what is going on at the moment. But the thing is, I am trying. But they don't understand that my brain doesn't tune out everything else that is going on. In...

and I take pills so I'm good but I have to be honest the therapy I get my medication from is a ***** and I say this because I went to this place were they do neurology and they can cute ADHD but the therapy company can't do that because they litterly award the therapists for...

But whenever I order my repeat Ritalin - or any other methylphenidate medication - prescription, the doctors treat it like it is some next level forbidden formula. Yes I am aware it can be abused, though attempting to create hurdles when it has been prescribed seems...

I have ADHD, I found out this year 2007 about 7 months ago, ever since ive been on Strattera, I know its made some difference as my boss has commented on my improvements in the work place. A few months after starting strattera I was put on Wellbutrin 300mg and then later bumped...

easily distracted and slow with my schoolwork so two of my teachers who thought I had ADHD. One suggested to my parents I get medicated while the other other suggested I get put in special ed because the traditional classroom setup wasn't working out for me. My parents went with...

Hi guys!
I have ADHD like all of you.
So....studies prove that most of us are way above the average IQ scale!
I myself was tested. The average and above scale is basically scored on Average - Above Average - Superior - High Superior - (I don't remember the next word but it's only...

My name is elijah, and I have ADHD i am currently a senior in high school and have been accepted into one of the colleges I have chosen. I am 17, and I guess I will start at the beggining. I waas diagnosed at the age of 5 or 6, and have always had trouble making friends. My...

school. ive always have daydreams of travelling the world and doing so many adventurous things with my life. but i just cant see how anything for my future is possible if i cant even get through school. haha. i feel like im stuck in a fish tank looking out at the world in which...

Most of the time it seems that people need to talk about all of the negative things that we go through being "different" and "weird" or whatever-
What sorts of things do you think make you better than "The Slows" because of your so-called &quot...

time on adderal, but its like drinking a tall glass of red bull. No sleep for 12 hours. One plus has been that while I've been in college 1-1/2 years I haven't got into drugs like some kids. You feel liberated and on your own and can easily go too far. But I'm afraid of adverse...

can't stop to fixate on certain memories and events that had occurred it brings extra symptoms in my life it's added anxiety as it is 20% more of what a typical person experience and 20% more stress than what a typical person experiences

and started getting medication for adhd (inattentive type) a few weeks ago but I'm still doubting myself and afraid that i'm just making excuses. My parents were supportive and seemed understanding until I start procrastinating and not focusing on my work. My mum constantly...

that I have adhd but in not in the slightest hyperactive. My ability to focus and comprehend is terrible and that's why im diagnosed with some un named subtype of ADHD, but me and my psychiatrist really never put labels on my diagnosis, he just gives me medicines and explains...

If you would like to say otherwise then I would like to know which medical you attended and got your degree.
If you would like to tell me that everyone is a little bit ADHD, well then everyone must be depressed because they get sometimes.
My disorder is caused by my...

....... OH LOOK A BUTTERFLY!!!!!! NO! NO .... i need to keep focused. hahahaha
for the longest time my family were convinced i was just a wild child. hahaha the rest of my family are weird too .. so they just thought that it was something in our family. it wasnt until i went to...

I am not only physically hyper (which makes other people annoyed) but also mentally. I tend to overthink everything. This has lead to anxiety, depression, self harm, and 3 suicide attacks. I hate myself , i hate this disease, it has ruined my life and i want to just disappear.

I'd say I'm on an above average day of hyperness(is that even a word) I do take meds but sometimes I just want to be me with out medicine controlling innerself.
I feel like the more you take the medicine the more hyper you get when you are off it. My cousin also has it, he...

ADHD. I have to constantly go to see specialist to get tablets and each time it's the same questions just the difference is they increase my tablet dose, I just want someone who truly understands me and knows what it's like to live with this everyday to come forward and share...

I did not get diagnosed with ADHD until I was 23 years old. I had all the signs as a child: I was impulsive, disruptive, hyper, and had "trouble persevering with challenging things," but it got overlooked because I did well academically. By the time...

medical term used to describe the changes or differences in the body (or brain, in the case of ADHD) when a person has a particular disorder or condition.
Neurochemistry
Structural and functional imaging research on the neurochemistry of ADHD implicate the catecholamine-rich...

have a conversation with me I zone the **** out after 20 seconds. Like I can literally out of no where start daydreaming about irrelevant ****. It was so hard to pay attention in class, no matter how hard I tried I could NOT for the life of me pay attention. It happens when I...

as an adult ( I think I've had it all my life honestly ) and a lot of my "friends" are real a*holes about it. I've been told I just have no discipline, everyone is adhd, it's not a real thing, etc. It really hurts. I don't know how to make them realize it is real. I've zoned out...

who has ADHD and doesn't take medicine bc he always gets in trouble and people don't understand that he's trying and also that some of the things he does he can't help it like he'll do something before thinking about it and everyone yells at him

have adhd and I'm on meds I feel like my mum or family have no clue what it's like every day for me I find it a struggle I got kicked out of school but never really understood why I got into so much trouble or to be the one to stop talking or why you don't know what your doing...